Stock-car



(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheet 1f R; H. RIPLEY.

- AsTnoK GAR. No.` 384,931. PatjentedJne 19, 1888.

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STOCK GAR.

No. 384,931. Patented June 19,1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT rinesO ROYAL H. RIPLEY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOIA.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,931, dated June 19,188,8.

Application filed April 4, 1888, Serial No. 269,55l. No model.) i

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Be it known that I, ROYAL H. RIPLEY, of Minneapolis, in the county ofHennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stoclr-Gais, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cars designed especially for thetransportation of live stock, and the objects which I have in view areto provide devices which may be readily and cheaply applied to commonstockcars for the purpose of affording facilities for feeding andwatering the stock while in trau sit and for dividing the cars into anynumber of compartments, thereby permitting the separation of the stock`into small lots, and Where mixed stock is shipped separation of thedifferent kinds from each other. In Letters Patent No. 377,959, grantedto nie February 14, 1888, I have shown and described a stock-carprovided with adjustable partitions which are adapted to be secured atany points in the ear, so as to divide it into compartments of anydesired size, and are also adapted to be turned up and secured in ahorizontal position under thc roof, thus leaving the interior ofthe carentirely free for the shipment of dead freight.

My present invention relates more particularly to devices for affordingfacilities for the feeding and watering of stock While in transit. Inthe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure1 is a per spective View, partly broken away, showing a stock-carprovided with my devices. Fig.Y 2 is a transverse vertical section ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a detail section of a portion of one of the troughs,showing the manner of applying it to the wall of the ear.

In the drawings, 2 represents the bodypof an ordinary stock car. Asthese cars are usually constructed their side walls consist of ascriesot'vertical posts, 3, with diagonal posts 5 arranged between them, andwith a series of slats, 7, secured to the inside of the posts. Inapplying my feeding and watering devices to ears of this kind that arealready constructed, I remove a number of the slats from the upper partof the side walls of the car and build a hay-receptacle, 9, on theoutside of the posts 3. This receptacle may be extended to any desireddistance outside of the posts, and it also includes the space betweenthe posts, as

the bottom 1l of the receptacle 9 extends preferably between the postsand is Hush with their inner edges. erably provided with a door, 13,which may be hinged to the edge of the roof of the car` hinged to thewall of the car at substantially the lower part of thehay-receptaele 9and is provided at its upper end with a cord or chain, 17, by which itis held in an inclined position.

When not in use, these racks may be folded up against the side ofthe carand secured by any suitable means. The racks 15 are preferably arrangedon both sides of the car and extend from the ends ofthe car to thedoors.

Arranged beneath thehay-receptacl es 9,and preferably projecting thesame distance from the walls ofthe car, are the Water-troughs 19.rllhese troughs are also p referabl y arranged upon both sides of thecarand extend the full length thereof, except for the spaces that arecovered by the doors when they are open. The troughs are also providedwith recesses 21, which tit around the posts 3 and 5, thus permittingthe troughs to till the spaces between the posts and their inner edgesto be flush with the inner walls of the car. The troughs, being arrangedbeneath the hay-re eeptacles, are covered and protected by them, andthus kept clear from dust and dirt. The troughs may be arranged to tiltfor the purpose of dumping their contents, or they may be provided withplugs or faucets, by means of which the contents may be discharged.

The troughs are arranged farenough below the bottoms of thehay-receptacles to leave an open space above the troughs of sufficientsize to allow the stock access to the trough.

If preferred, means may be used for covering the water-trough when notin use. Suitable The hay-receptacle is also preff devices are alsoemployed forfilling the troughs with water. I prefer to provide means bywhich ail of the troughs may be filled at once from either end of thecar, and I prefer also to utilize the pipes upon which the movablepartitions are supported as con veyers through which the water may beconducted to the troughs. The partitions 25 are preferably similar tothose described in my former patent7 being provided with small gates orwickets 27, and being supported upon pipes 29, arranged near the top ofthe car upon either side thereof. These pipes 29 preferably extend thefull length of the car, and any number of partitions maybe supportedupon them. They are preferably provided at each end with a commonsupply-pipe,31, through which water may be supplied to both pipes. Theyare also provided with branch pipes 33, through which water may beconveyed from the pipes 29 to each ofthe water-troughs. By this meansall of the troughs may be filled simultaneously from either end of thecar, thus making it possible to fill the troughs of two cars from thesame supply-pipe at one stop,\vhieh is ofgreat advantage over thosedevices which necessitate astop foreach car. I do not confine myself,however, to this means for tilling the watertroughs, as any othersuitable devices may, if preferred, be used for the purpose. y

If preferred, the hay receptacles and racks and the watering-trough maybe extended to the doors on both sides of the car, in which case thedoors of the car may be arranged to slide outside of the projectingreceptacles and troughs; or hinge-doors may be used instead.

If preferred, the hay-racks may be made stationary instead of foldingand be arranged substantially flush with the inner wall of the car.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, in a stockcar provided withthe series of posts 3, of the hay-receptacles 9, having a bottom, 11,and projecting` outward beyond said posts and extending between tbeposts to their inner surface, and the folding racks hinged at theirlower edges to the wall of the car and forming the inner walls of saidreceptacles, substantially as dc scribed.

2. The combination, in astoclccar provided with the series of posts 3,of the hay-receptacles 9, having bottoms 11 projecting outward beyondsaid posts and extending between the posts to their inner surface, thedoors in the outer walls of said receptacles, and the folding rackshinged at their lower edges to the wall of the car and forming the innerwalls of the receptacles, substantially as described.

3. The combination,with the stock-car provided with the series of posts3, of the hayreceptacles 9, arranged partially between and partiallyoutside of said posts, and provided with closed bottoms and with racksat their inner sides secured to the inner surface of the walls of thecar, and the water-troughs 19, arranged beneath said hay-receptacles andprovided with recesses fitting around said posts, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination, in a stock-car, of a hayreceptacle arranged entirelyoutside of the inner surface of the wall of the car and a folding rackhinged to the inner surface of the wall of the car at or near the bottomof the receptacle` and adapted to be turned down to an inclined positionwithin the car or to be folded up flush against the wall ofthe car,substantially as described.

5. The combination, in a stock car provided with the series of posts 3,of the hayrecepta cles 9, having bottoms Il projecting outward beyondsaid posts and extending between the posts to their inner surfaces, thefolding racks secured to the inner surface ofthe walls of the car,forming the inner sides ofsaid receptacles, and the water-troughsarranged beneath said receptacles, and also projecting outward beyondthe posts and inward totheir inner surfaces, substantially as described.

G. The combination,in astock-car having the adjustable partitions 25, ofthe water-troughs and the pipes 29, extending longitudinally in said carand forming supports for said partitions, and also forming conductorsfor conveying the water to said troughs, substantially as described.

In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my hand this 22d day of March,1888.

ROYAL H. RIPLEY.

A. C. PAUL, T. D. MERWIN.

